After friends sought legal counsel, the Royal Family may have grounds for suing Netflix about their representation in The Crown.
Worried about how they themselves are likely to be portrayed in the upcoming fifth series, close friends of the Royal Family reportedly approached law firms Farrer & Co and Harbottle & Lewis.
They were told that the Crown creators may be liable for damages.
The Sun also reports that The Firm could sue Netflix for making the Royal Family aware of the legal advice received from friends.
The Royal Family might have cause to sue Netflix for their representation in The Crown. This is after their friends at the company sought their legal advice.
According to a source, the advice received by the royal family would be the same.
‘Although this is not direct legal advice given to the Queen and her family — they have been made aware of this advice.’
The Crown’s fifth series will feature controversial topics such as Prince Charles’ divorce and Princess Diana’s fallout. There’ll also be an entire episode dedicated Martin Bashir’s interview with Diana in 1995.
The Sun also heard from another source, that The Sun could see the new series as’very dangerous’. This is especially true considering many viewers view the show more like a documentary and less like a drama.
Worried about how they are likely to be portrayed in the upcoming fifth series, close friends of the Royal Family reportedly approached law firms Farrer & Co and Harbottle & Lewis. Pictred: Imelda Staunton will play the Queen in the next series
The fifth season of The Crown will feature controversial topics such as Prince Charles’ divorce and Princess Diana’s deaths. There will also be an entire episode dedicated Martin Bashir’s interview with Diana in 1995. Pictured: Elizabeth Debicki as Diana in series five
To combat confusion, the government requested that showrunners include a disclaimer. However, such a message was not included yet by the show.
MailOnline reached out to representatives from Netflix and the Royal Family in order for them to comment.
It wouldn’t have been the first time the Royal Family would consider such an action if they took any actions.
Earlier this year, in August, the Queen was reportedly ‘ordering’ officials to plan a legal fightback against the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.
Sources say the ‘exasperated’ Queen told palace officials to ‘lawyer up’ with libel experts after ‘repeated attacks’ on the Royal Family from the US-based Sussexes.
It followed claims made in the interview that an unnamed royal had raised concerns over their son Archie’s skin colour before his birth.
Earlier this year, in August, the Queen was reportedly ‘ordering’ officials to plan a legal fightback against the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey
A few days later, Buckingham Palace responded to allegations with a statement that’recollections could vary.
However, the feud was revived when it became clear in Finding Freedom that a source had claimed the royals were ‘failing’ to take responsibility for the fallout.
Sources close to the Queen previously told the Sun that the feeling ‘coming right from the top’ was that ‘enough is enough’.
It comes after critics described Princess Diana film Spencer as a ‘horror movie’ that paints the royal family as ‘sadistic monsters’.
Filmed over three days at Sandringham during Christmas 1991, it shows how the royal dealt with her sons and navigated the media. It also depicts her battles with her in-laws.
Lead Kristen Stewart has been tipped for Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Diana, but some critics have slammed the film for painting Diana’s stay at Sandringham as ‘a right royal Christmas from hell’.
After critics called Princess Diana’s film Spencer a “horror movie” that portrays the royal family and their’sadistic monstrosities, it is now.
The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw added the film was an ‘overwrought fantasy’ that could have been directed by a tabloid editor and ‘conspicuously exaggerates Diana’s first-world problems with black-comic stylings, fictional flourishes and some beautiful images’.
While Royal experts branded the film ‘cruel’ and ‘unnecessarily gratuitous’, saying the movie strips the late princess of her ‘respect and dignity’.
Commentators said that Diana’s two sons, Princes Harry (and William) will likely be disturbed by scenes of the movie where she breaks down before William during her battle with self-harms and eating disorders.
The film, which is out November 5, shows Diana fantasizing about falling down the steps and eating a pearl necklace that Prince Charles gave her.
Other parts of the film detail her bulimia as she vomits and even experiences hallucinations about her own death – and royal experts including Richard Fitzwilliams, Ingrid Seward and Penny Junor have all criticised the depiction.
And Royal experts have recently demanded Prince Harry tears up his £112million Netflix deal and makes a stand over The Crown’s portrayal of Princess Diana.
Royal experts have recently demanded Prince Harry (pictured) tears up his £112million Netflix deal and makes a stand over The Crown’s portrayal of Princess Diana
Angela Levin (royal biographer) criticized the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for failing to “find his voice” over streaming giant’s controversial depiction of his mother.
This is after Jemima Khan, Princess Diana’s friend with The Crown’s ‘disrespectful script’ after she split with its creator.
Levin, author of Harry: A Biography of a Prince, told The Sun: ‘Harry has remained absolutely silent about Netflix.
He should rip up the contract and take a stand in support of his mother. Is it money or his mother’s safety? What is more important? Money or his mother’s safety? He can’t seem to find his voice when he’s talking about this.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the streaming company signed an agreement last year to create documentaries and feature films for their new production company.